On April 20, 2017, the experts consulting conference for the implementation plan of the “Investigation and Assessment on the Waterfront Resources of the Yangtze River” under the Chinese Academy of Sciences “Science and Technology Service Network Plan” (STS) led by Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology was held at NIGLAS. The conference invited Academician Xu Houze of Wuhan Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Prof. Yu Xiaogan of Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology CAS, Prof. Wang Kelin of Institute of Subtropical Agriculture CAS, Prof. Yang Guishan of Nanjing Branch of CAS, Professor Xu Youpeng of Academy of Geographic and Oceanographic of Nanjing University, Professor Wang Rub of Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science Hubei University, Prof. Lv Xinhua of Wuhan Library CAS. Head of Resource and Environment Division of Bureau of Science and technology for Development CAS, Zhou Ju, Sectary of Nanjing institute of Geography and Limnology CAS, Gu Xiaohong, Deputy Head of the Science and Technology Division, Yang Lei, Project Manager, Liu Yanchun and members of the project all participated in the conference.

The PI Prof. Duan Xuejun reported the general implementation plan for the project on behalf of the project team. People responsible for each topic, namely Xu Xibao, Sun Zhandong, Wang Xiaolong, Liang Shuangbo and Lin Chen, respectively reported the general envision, specific plan, expected results and schedule of each topic. Experts at the conference discreetly discussed and assessed the projects and topics after listening to the report and fully confirmed the significance of this project under the background the country was promoting the Yangtze River economic band. Besides, the experts give suggestions and comments for the focused project target, the pertinence of the researches, the practicability of the implementation plan, the application and display of the research achievements, which is of a great significance to the further development of the project.